EVENT LINK: https://fmct.org/10minuteplays/

FEE: Free to submit

Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of our  6th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, as part of our 2025–2026 season!

Thanks to feedback from our community, we’ve moved the festival performances to May, and we’re excited to see how this new timing brings even more energy to the event. We warmly invite you to submit your 10-minute play this year! Submissions open August 25, 2025.

We’re also happy to share that submission fees have been eliminated!

The festival has grown so much and sustains itself, including playwright prizes. This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without your support—thank you to our community for helping us build this program from the ground up.

Submission Deadline:

Monday, December 1, 2025, 11:59 PM Central Time

Submissions are limited to 200 plays

EVENT LINK: https://loft.org/classes/2026-year-long-creative-nonfiction-writing-project-sun-yung-shin-winter-online-cohort

FEE: Regular $7,500.00 / Friend $7,440.00

2026 Year-Long Creative Nonfiction Writing Project with Sun Yung Shin—Winter Online Cohort

Creative Nonfiction Year-Long Course with Sun Yung Shin
Dates: Jan. 26–Dec. 7, 2026
Time: 6–9 p.m. CT
Level: Advanced • Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Location: Online (Zoom)
Sessions: 1-year program
Price: $7,500 ($7,440 Friend rate)

Join acclaimed writer Sun Yung Shin for a year-long deep dive into creative nonfiction and memoir. Develop your voice, strengthen craft skills, and receive workshop feedback, author/agent insights, and one-on-one consultations. Designed for writers seeking focused guidance, structure, and support as they prepare a polished manuscript.

For full schedule and details, visit loft.org

EVENT LINK: https://loft.org/classes/2026-year-long-novel-writing-project-peter-geye-winter-online-cohort

FEE: Regular $7,500.00 / Friend $7,440.00

2026 Year-Long Novel Writing Project with Peter Geye—Winter Online Cohort

2026 Year-Long Novel Writing Project with Peter Geye
Dates: Jan. 29–Dec. 10, 2026
Time: 6–9 p.m. CT
Level: Advanced • Genre: Fiction
Location: Online (Zoom)
Sessions: 1-year program
Price: $7,500 ($7,440 Friend rate)

Work with novelist Peter Geye in a year-long fiction cohort designed to take your novel from first draft to polished manuscript. Through weekly Zoom sessions, craft lessons, workshopping, and one-on-one mentorship, you’ll explore structure, pacing, voice, revision, and the path to publication. Includes virtual guest speakers and a final public reading.

See the Loft’s Novel Writing Project page for full schedule and details.